Ceará government to cover cost of repatriating body of Brazilian woman murdered in Portugal
The state government of Ceará has announced it will pay for the transfer of the woman's remains back to Brazil after she was killed in Portugal.
Family of nanny killed in Amadora cannot afford to send the body to Brazil
If the body is not claimed within 45 days after being released by the PJ, the burial may be carried out in absentia.
Government of Ceará to pay for repatriation of body of Brazilian nanny killed in Portugal
Lucinete Freitas was killed on 5 December 2025 by her employer, who is also Brazilian, and was found 13 days later by the Polícia Judiciária (Portugal's criminal investigation police). The family cannot afford the roughly €10,000 cost.
Nanny killed by employer in Portugal may be buried as a pauper
The family has still not secured the funds, about €10,000, to repatriate Lucinete Freitas's body to Brazil. The deadline for removal is up to 45 days after release by the Judicial Police.
